ABSTRACT

Women constitute a significant portion of the total business travel market in the U.S. This study aimed to explore travel risk and safety issues among women in higher education who regularly travel for work. Three focus groups were conducted with female faculty and staff at a major public university in the U.S. Results of an inductive-deductive analysis indicated three major themes, namely, risk perception, risk treatment, and risk adoption. Findings provide insights into how female higher education employees perceive risk and safety during business trips, and their travel behaviour that include actions taken to mitigate the potential risks or time-to-time risky decisions about travel arrangements. Further, recommendations are made for enhancement of travel policies at the institutional level to ensure safety of female employees.

摘要

女性在美国整个商务旅行市场中占据很大一部分。本研究旨在探讨经常出差的受过高等教育的女性的旅行风险和安全问题。美国一所主要公立大学的女性教职员工进行了三个焦点小组的归纳演绎分析结果表明了三个主要主题，即风险感知、风险处理和风险采纳。调查结果深入了解女性高等教育员工如何看待商务旅行期间的风险和安全，以及她们的旅行行为，包括为减轻潜在风险或有关旅行安排的不时风险决策而采取的行动。此外，还提出了在机构层面加强差旅政策的建议，以确保女性员工的安全。